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SULKY- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,175, dated March 18, 1884,

Application tiled January LG, 1861. (X model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that I, FRANKLIN B. Hour, of

Richmond, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented certain Improve ments in Sulky-Plows, of which the'iollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to aseries of improved devices in a sulky-plow, which will be hereinafter full y described, and set forth in the speci IO fication and claims.

Figure 1 is a top plan, showing the landwheel set obliquely to the furrow, and the beam-holder partly in longitudinal h'orizonta-l section. Fig. 2 is also a top plan. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. dis a top plan, exhibiting the manner of pivoting the plow-beam to the crank or bail, and the land-wheel axle set forward to hold the wheel obliquely to the furrow, and also exhibiting the foot-lever arranged beneath the crank or hail. Fig. 5 is a detached View in side elevation, showing the manner of attaching the foot-lever and operating it in conjunction with the hand-lever. 6 is a detached sectional View. showing the application of the foot-lever. Fig. 7 is a perspective view, showing a partot the arch with t-he furrow-wheel axle attached. Fig. 8 is a detached horizontal longitudinal section, showing the manner of securing the tonguetimber and holding the two parts of the arch together. Fig. 9 is a perspective of a part of the arch. Fig. 10 is an elevation, showing Figs. 7 and 9 attached to form the arch com' plete. Fig. 11 is a detached perspective view,

5 showing the mannerof attaching the quadrant for the adjustment oi the furrow-wheel. Fig.

'12 is also a detached perspective, showing the manner of casting the quadrant as an integral part of the arch. Fig. 13 is a perspective detached view, showing the axle and slide which carries the land-wheel, together with the lifting devices and quadrant. Fig. 14 is a perspective of the crank and the pivoting devices which connect it with the plow-beam. Fig. 15 is a side elevation of the beam-holder, and Fig. 16 is atop plan of the same. Fig. 17 is a bottom pian of a cap which rests on the top oi'the beam-holder, to hold the pivoting device in place. Fig. 18 is atop plan of the lower half of the pivoting device as seen in Fig. 14.

Fig. 19 is a top plan of the upper half of the pivoting device.

A'is the furrow-wheel, B. the land-wheel. A. the furrow-wheel axle, and B the land-wl1eel axle. (l and 0 form the arch. D is the tongue-timber attached to ,0 of the arch. E

is the tongue. F is a block attached to the tongue-timber D by means of a bracket, G. The tongue is shifted from the block F to the tongue-ti mber D, as shown in dotted lines,when three draft-ai'iimals are used. The tonguetimber D is held in place in C of the arch by means of the bolts H H. These bOllS H also hold the parts 0 and O of the arch together. There is a cleat, I, Figs. 1 and 8, east as 211165 integral part of O, and a corresponding gain cut in the tonguetimber D, to hold said tiniber firmly from slipping endwise when any strain is placed upon it. The parts 0 and G of the arch are matched together where the bolts I-I pass through, as seen at Fig. 10. The recess in G is pldi-nly shown in Fig. 9, and a corresponding projection on C is shown at J, Fig. 7. Thus it will be seen that the bolts H perform the double purpose of-holding the two parts of the arch together and holding the tonguetimher D firmly in place, as plainly shown in Fig. 10.

The foot-lever K works in conjunction with the hand-lever L, and is pivoted centrally to the inwardly-projecting end M of the furrow-wheel axle A. The rear end of this footlever rests beneath" the crank N, and is provided with a roller, 0. The operation is plainly shown at Fig. 5. The foot being placed on the front end of lever K, it is pressed downward as the lever L is pulled backward by the hand. The land -wheel B is arranged obliquely to the furrow, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2, the front side ofthe spindle B being straight 0 to throw the front side of the wheel inward toward the furrow. Theinclination of this wheel to run toward the furrow takes much friction off the landside of the plow. The beamholder, Figs. 15 and 16, has a wedgeshaped 5 hole and set-screws for the oblique adj ustmeut of the plow-beam, as may be required. There is a direct connection or combination of operation between the inwardly-inclined land-wheel and the oblique adjustment of the plow'b'eam 1C0 Patent No. 256.695, of April 18, 1882;

in thebeam-holderto suitcircumstances. This arrangement is plainly shown in Fig. 1. The integral parts P of the arch Care for the purpose of attaching the foot-rest R and the seatspring mounted on the block S.

In my construction of sulky-plow the plow may be turned in the ground without lifting, as it is swiveled t0 the bail, as hereinafter described; or it may be locked firmly and lifted as desired.- The plow has a short landside, as seen in Fig. 2. The beam-holder Y, Figs. 15, 16, has a lug or pivot, T, integral therewith, and this pivotisprovided with a recess, U. The cap, Fig. 17, is provided with a con responding projection to lit the recess U. The cap in the figure is inverted, but seen in place in Figs. 2 and 4. In Fig. 2 the round side of the cap V is in front and allows the plow to swing loosely in a lateral direction in order toturn in the ground without lifting the plow; but in case it is desired to lock the plow and lift it, the cap is simply reversed and the square side placed foremost, as seen in Fig. 4. The cap V is also seen in place at Fig. 18, Figs. 18 and 19 being seen in place on the bail. Fig. 14. The square end of cap V fits snugly in the recess Y of cap NV, and locks the plow firmly in a lateral direction when desired, and all the change required to allow the plow to turn on the pivot T is to reverse the cap V. The manner of the oblique adjustment of the plow-beam in the beanr'holder by means of a wedge-shaped hole and setscrews is fully described and claimed in my also, the lever L and quadrant and accompanying devices for lifting the plow are fully described and claimed in my PatcntNo. 254.481, ofM-arch 7, 1882. Therefore I deem a minute description of these parts unnecessary.

The clamp D, Fig. 14, is held firmly to the bail by means of a setserew, and works in the recess E ot'the pivoting'device X W, for the purpose of the parallel lateral adjustment of the plow on the bail. The vertical part F of the arch G is provided with a quadrant, G, and hollow integral bearing H for the lever 1. This quadrant G may be cast separate, as shown in Fig. 11, and held in place by the same bolt that holds the lever l in place, as seen at J, Fig. 13. The quadrant may be cast as an integral part of the vertical part F of the arch, as shown in Figs. 12 and 13. The lever l is connected to the land-wheel axle B by means of the connecting loop K. The lever lis provided with the ordinary latch and pawl, to work in conjunction with the notches of the quadrant, as shown in Fig. 13,":0 raise or lower the wheel B by means of the slide L on the vertical part F of the arch.

I am aware that centrally-pivoted foot-levers have been used in conjunction wit-h hand-levers; but such have'not been pivoted directly to an extension of the furrowwvheel axle, as shown; therefore I do not claim a centrally pivoted foot-lever, broadly.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The land-wheel B, placed obliquely to the furrow, in combination with the beam-holder Y, provided with a wedge-shaped hole and setscrews for the oblique adjustment of the plow in relation to the wheel B, substantially as set forth.

2. The beam-holder Y, provided with a wedge-shaped hole and set-screws,and a pivot, T, for swiveling the plow-beam to the crank or bail, substantially as set forth.

3. The pivoting devices X WV, provided with the recess Y, in combination with the reversible cap V, whereby the plow may be loosely pivoted or made stationary laterally,

as may be desired, substantially as set forth.

4. The beamholder Y, provided with the integral pivot T, having the recess U, in combination with the cap V, provided with a pro jection to fit into the recess U, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the axle-section O,

having the vertical portion F and the recessed plate 0, with the axle-section 0, having the projection J, spindle A, and pivot M, substantially as described.

6. The combination of the axle-section 0, having plates P, and recessed plate 0, with the axle-section 0, having the projection J, and the rib I, the bar I), and the bolts H H, substantial] y as set forth.

7. The vertical arch-section F, having hollow studf on one side and the hollow stud H on its other side, the sector G, having a circular half-recess, the spindle-slide L. loop K, and lever l, substantially as set forth.

8. In con'ibination with a'xle A, having the extension M, hand-lever L, and bail N, the foot-lever K, centrally pivoted to the axle, and its rear end resting beneath the bail N, substantially as set forth.

FRANKLIN B. HUNT.

Witnesses:

DANIEL BREE-D, FRED. G. DIETERIOH. 

